The three masters of the Absolute Angels, Kyoshiro, Mika, and that dude with the X scar on his face (also from Kannazuki, if I remember correctly), start giving some back story as to what happened ten years ago. They explain that there were four Absolute Angels that were created at that time and the three of them each had one, which leaves one more. And then there’s Kuu who doesn’t quite fit into the equation at all.

Well, it was a nice idea to have all the controllers of the Absolute Angels to be discussing the same thing and all, but do they all have to be thinking about while bathing? Pretty awkward moment to start off the episode. I didn’t want to see some dude’s butt cheeks, but a least I got some back story for the show.

At Kyoshiro’s residence, Setsuna is preparing a meal. Kuu joins in to help, but ends up overcooking some eggs in comparison to the masterpiece dishes that Setsuna made. After the table is set, Kuu volunteers to brew some coffee to avoid the awkwardness by the lovey-dovey mood that Setsuna and Kyoshiro create when together. She accidentally trips and lands face first into a vanilla cake. Setsuna appears jealous as Kyoshiro helps wipe the cake off Kuu’s face.

I found myself cracking up at the sight of those eggs that Kuu fried up along with the look that Setsuna gave at the sight of those eggs. How Kuu planted her face into the cake is beyond me. It must’ve been one hell of a miss step on her behalf. Then there’s the jealousy in Setsuna’s eyes. I guess she’s not used to sharing Kyoshiro with others.

The two girls end up bathing again as Setsuna helps Kuu wash off the cake from her hair. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Kuu asks Setsuna more about her relationship with Kyoshiro. Setsuna shoots down her intrigues of whether or not there’s any romantic relation between the two of them. Suddenly, Setsuna approaches Kuu and gives her a quick kiss. Kuu is completely shocked and surprised.

It feels like the show is finding every excuse to stick Kuu and Setsuna into the bathroom. I don’t mind, though. And I must say, I kind of saw it coming eventually, but I didn’t think it would happen so suddenly. Obviously, I’m talking about that quick kiss. Could it be ignorance on behalf of Setsuna since she’s not human? Impossible. She was blushing quite a bit afterward. Again, I don’t mind. Moving on..

Elsewhere, we have a rejuvenated catgirl feeding on the energy of some students at a campus pool. Her human counterpart, the guy with the scar, pulls the students out of the water so they don’t drown. At Mika’s temple, Kaon is strapped down by mechanical restraints and getting hit by a large piston with Mika watching the whole time.

For being part of the bad guys, the scar headed guy, Sojiro, sure seems to be nice enough to pull the victims out of the water. And Mika is like the absolute villain, seeing how she is applying torture-like techniques to raise the endurance of Kaon. Pretty brutal, but also very smart since there’s going to be a showdown towards the end of this series.

Back at the residence, Kyoshiro wants to move Kuu to the academy for safety. He strikes up a plan with Jin as to how to get her there without attracting danger from the area. The plan would be him and Kuu taking an abandoned railway while Setsuna takes the main route and Jin’s forces acting as backup.

From what I can see so far, Kyoshiro’s one of those guys who wants to emulate his brother, who is somewhat hinted to be the red haired guy talking to Kuu at the beginning of the first episode. Anyway, his no fun attitude makes him such a horrible character.

They give Kuu a uniform that matches the academy. Before they set out, Setsuna gives Kyoshiro a bento since he hasn’t eaten yet. Kyoshiro gives her a long stare, making her look sad that she has wasted her efforts in preparing the bento, but in the ends takes the item and also gives her a kiss (to replenish her energy). However, by the looks of Setsuna, it looked like it wasn’t necessary.

As I was watching this scene, I thought Kyoshiro was such an ass, but he redeemed himself, kind of. He didn’t look like he really cared much for the packaged food, but having upset Setsuna, he gives her a kiss to make her feel better. It had nothing to do with replenishing her energy. Well, that’s my interpretation anyway. As for the rest of the episode..

Kyoshiro and Kuu go by horse, and Kuu fantasizes about her and Kyoshiro being together at the academy. Her daydreaming is ended abruptly as catgirl appears identifying the smell of vanilla from Kuu. Setsuna senses the trouble and immediately heads off to help Kyoshiro. Catgirl sends a train car flying at the two. While avoiding it, Kuu slips off the horse, but Kyoshiro catches her, but the weight of them and the horse causes the ground to break from under them and they start falling.

Taking into consideration that this series is only 12 episodes in length, every episode more or less at this point is probably going to end in cliffhangers where it’s one troublesome scenario after another. As for Kuu, she sure falls for Kyoshiro pretty quick. Short series right? Sorry, I have to keep that in mind for all of this to make sense.